by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Texas for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 113,121 criminal justice and corrections students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 9,267 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,832 and $26,268 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,315 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Texas for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. To top this list, a school must have a successful criminal justice and corrections program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Texas for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Texas for a Doctorate list. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Sam Houston State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Southern University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Texas for a Doctorate. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas Southern University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Texas for a Doctorate. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prairie View A & M University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Texas for a Doctorate list. PVAMU is a medium-sized school located in Prairie View, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Texas for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s criminal justice degrees to 221 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Tarleton State University
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